Genesis 35
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Genesis 35:16-18

16Later, they set outוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1008Bethelאֵ֔ל'ElH1008,and while they wereוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961stillע֥וֹדodH5750some distanceכִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לָב֣וֹאkiv.rat- ha.'A.retz la.Vo'H3530H776H935from Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354began to give birthוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and her laborבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205was difficultוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185.
17Duringוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961her severeבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185laborבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youare havingזֶ֥הzehH2088anotherגַם־gam-H1571sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.”
18Andוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961with her lastבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318breathנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315—forכִּ֣יkiH3588she was dyingמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191—she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034Ben-oniH1126.But his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.
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